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The southern hemisphere receives more sunlight during December As the earth's axis tilted to about 22.5°. The southern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun.

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Which hemisphere northern or southern receives more hours of sunlight on April 1?

From March 21 until about September 21, the Earth's northern hemisphere is tilted towardthe sun, and receives more sun light on any day than the southern hemisphere does.


What part gets slanting rays of the sun in December?

In December, the Southern Hemisphere gets slanting rays of the sun, as it is summer in that part of the world during this time. The Tropic of Capricorn receives direct sunlight, causing the rays to hit the Earth at a more oblique angle, resulting in slanting rays.


How the light of the sun distributed on north and south hemsphere?

The sunlight is distributed more directly and concentrated in the Southern Hemisphere during the Southern Hemisphere summer (around December 21), as the Tropic of Capricorn receives the most direct sunlight. Conversely, during the Northern Hemisphere summer (around June 21), the sunlight is more directly distributed in the Northern Hemisphere due to the Tropic of Cancer receiving the most direct sunlight.


In what month will the Northern Hemisphere receive the most direct sunlight?

The Northern Hemisphere receives the most direct sunlight in June, during the summer solstice. This is when the North Pole is tilted closest to the sun, resulting in longer days and more direct sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere.


How do the areas of sunlight in the two hemispheres change over the year?

The areas of sunlight in the two hemispheres change throughout the year due to the tilt of the Earth's axis. During the summer solstice, one hemisphere receives more direct sunlight and experiences longer days, while the other hemisphere receives less direct sunlight and has shorter days. This pattern reverses during the winter solstice.

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What hemisphere receives more intense solar radiation on December 21-22?

The Southern Hemisphere receives more intense solar radiation on December 21-22 due to the tilt of the Earth's axis. This is the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, resulting in longer daylight hours and more direct sunlight.


Why do earth have season?

That's because Earth's axis is tilted (as compared to a line that is perpendicular to Earth's plane of rotation). As a result, during part of the year, the northern hemisphere receives more sunlight; during another part of the year, the southern hemisphere receives more sunlight.


Which hemisphere northern or southern receives more hours of sunlight on April 1?

From March 21 until about September 21, the Earth's northern hemisphere is tilted towardthe sun, and receives more sun light on any day than the southern hemisphere does.


Why does the northern hemisphere receive more sunlight than the southern hemisphere?

Whichever hemisphere (the Northern or Southern Hemisphere) is tilted toward the sun receives more direct rays of sunlight (or rays that are closer to perpendicular or a 90° angle). The hemisphere tilted toward the sun also has more hours of daylight than the hemisphere that is tilted away from the sun


Is the north pole closer to the sun?

Because of the earth's axial tilt the northern hemisphere receives more direct sunlight for half the year and the southern hemisphere receives more for the other half of the year. Neither is closer to the sun.


What time of the year does the southern hemisphere receive sun?

It receives sunlight all year, it gets more in Autumn and Winter.


What part gets slanting rays of the sun in December?

In December, the Southern Hemisphere gets slanting rays of the sun, as it is summer in that part of the world during this time. The Tropic of Capricorn receives direct sunlight, causing the rays to hit the Earth at a more oblique angle, resulting in slanting rays.


How the light of the sun distributed on north and south hemsphere?

The sunlight is distributed more directly and concentrated in the Southern Hemisphere during the Southern Hemisphere summer (around December 21), as the Tropic of Capricorn receives the most direct sunlight. Conversely, during the Northern Hemisphere summer (around June 21), the sunlight is more directly distributed in the Northern Hemisphere due to the Tropic of Cancer receiving the most direct sunlight.


In what month will the Northern Hemisphere receive the most direct sunlight?

The Northern Hemisphere receives the most direct sunlight in June, during the summer solstice. This is when the North Pole is tilted closest to the sun, resulting in longer days and more direct sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere.


How does the sunlight you receive in the northern hemisphere compare to the amount in the southern hemisphere?

The northern hemisphere receives approximately 3% more sunlight than the southern hemisphere. It will continue receiving more for several thousand years then the situation will reverse. in addition to orbiting the sun, the earth has 3 other motions around the sun. They all converged about 10,000 years ago and melted the glaciers in the northern hemisphere.They occur at different rates. Around 200,000 A.D. they will converge in the southern hemisphere and send the northern hemisphere into another ice age.


What area of earth's surface receives more solar energy the North Pole the South Pole or Northern Hemisphere or the Equator?

The Equator receives 12 hours of sunlight every day all year. The poles only receive six months of sunlight, and the Northern Hemisphere experiences different amounts of sunlight in hours each day, depending on the season.


Why is it hotter in the summer and colder in the winter?

The Earth's tilt on its axis causes different parts of the planet to receive varying amounts of sunlight throughout the year. In the summer, the hemisphere tilted towards the sun receives more direct sunlight, leading to warmer temperatures. In the winter, the hemisphere tilted away from the sun receives less direct sunlight, resulting in colder temperatures.